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Gayle Dunne to have art seized in house search returned
Summary
In a High Court hearing on 4 November 2014, the court ordered the return of two artworks seized during a house search in Straffan, County Kildare. The pieces, including a painting titled 'King and Queen' by Daniel O'Neill, had been taken by staff of the official assignee, Mr Chris Lehane, under a warrant issued pursuant to Section 28 of the Bankruptcy Act. The warrant was obtained because the assignee believed that property belonging to bankrupt developer Sean Dunne might be located in the house. Gayle Dunne, Sean's wife, and their son John Dunne had argued that the artworks were their personal property and that the assignee had no right to seize them. The court, hearing counsel Gabriel Gavigan SC, found that ownership issues had been resolved and directed that the artworks be returned to the Dunnes. The judge postponed a decision on who would pay the legal costs of the motion to a later date.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Gayle Dunne to have art seized in house search returned. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- November 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-11-04 Publication
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